Over and under Ground System Analysis in the Frequency Domain

XGSA_FD is a multipurpose Engineering Software for Grounding Systems, Electromagnetic Field and Interference Analysis in the frequency domain from DC to about 100 MHz including Soil Resistivity Analysis.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Also XGSA_FD is based on a PEEC full wave numerical model and can be applied in general conditions in the same frequency range of GSA_FD.

XGSA_FD can also manage catenary conductors and bundle conductors too (solid, hollow or stranded and coated or bare) and can take into account sources where potential or leakage current and longitudinal current are forced and independent by other conditions.

XGSA_FD is a multipurpose software and its use is not limited to specific cases. XGSA_FD application field includes grounding system analysis but is oriented in particular way to solve electromagnetic compatibility or interference problems due to resistive, capacitive and inductive coupling in air or in the earth.

For instance, XGSA_FD can evaluate electromagnetic interferences between overhead or underground power lines and installation as pipelines, railways or communications lines.

XGSA_FD is also useful to calculate magnetic and electric fields due to underground or overhead electrodes (grounding systems, buried cables, overhead power lines) and can be used to investigate the effectiveness of passive loop mitigation systems.

Moreover, XGSA_FD integrates a powerful tool based on the model suggested by CIGRE for the evaluation of the corona effects (power losses and radiofrequency interferences).

Magnetic field distributions on arbitrarily oriented straight line or horizontal or vertical rectangular area with 1D, 2D and 3D coloured graphic representations, for individuation of safe and hazardous areas

Magnetic flux across horizontal or vertical rectangular areas, for individuation of induced EMF and evaluation of separation distance

Electric field distributions on arbitrarily oriented straight line or horizontal or vertical rectangular area with 1D, 2D and 3D coloured graphic representations, for individuation of safe and hazardous areas

MAIN FEATURES (in addition to GSA_FD)

Analysis of overhead (and/or underground) systems of any shape, with choice of the total number of elementary sources

Possibility to analyse up to 99 distinct overhead (and/or underground) electrodes on the same calculation

Possibility to take into account sources with forced potentials or leakage currents and longitudinal currents

Possibility to analyse overhead straight or catenary spans of single or bundle conductors

Possibility to analyse the power losses and the radiofrequency interferences related to the corona effects